Removable seat structure.



R. F. ROGERS. RBMOYABLE SEATSTRUSTURB. APrLIoATlosjrILnp JAN. 1a, 1913.

1,103,315. Patented Ju1y14,1914.

40 A upholsteriiig 1s RALPH F. ROGERS, on CHICAGO, -LLINom REMOVABLE SEAT STRUCTURE.

.Application filed Jennery 13,

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that l, RALPH F. Rooms, :i citizen of the United States, und resident o lhicngo, in the country of Cook und State of illinois, lieve invented certain new un useful Improvements in Removable Sent Structures, ,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in removable Sent strtuitures, particularly sent. structures for motor driven vehicles.

yin the construction oi: motor vehicles, parA` ticulnrly automobiles and motor-cycle zittuclunents, the body is usually constructed of sheet metal. Such body is usually ed,.lncouered, or otherwise finished before the seat structures are yfinally arranged therein und the upholetering applied. During suoli ccmpletionnurl finish ol' the Sent structures the finish on the body is very :iptto become scratched or otherwise marred. Furthermore, where the scat structures are thus permanently built in, o. body cannot very well be used 'for cmrunerciul purposes :is the upholetcring would quickly be ruiucd under such conditions of use.

@ne oi the nniin objects ofiny invention is therefore to provide auch forni oi'f. body Siruci'ure thnt'the scot structures und the entire, uphoieiering muy lic in the nutureoi utzurlinuints which cnn be readily und quickly applied when the vehicle is to be used 'for passenger purpofies und which con he quickly removed when the vehicle is to be. used *for conunerciul purposes.

Ano-ther object of i'he invention is to provide innprovcd construction und zii-rungenuut for ihe removable sentslructures, euch Sent Structure comrn'isiufn pref'crubly u skeletonized supporting fru'ino ou which ull the, arranged und Forurcd und which skoletouized supporting,r irume is uduptcd io be slipped into pince iu the vc- Ihicle body to be then securely hold in place without the uid ol: muy bolts, .ecrews or other fustcning ineclmuisuis :ind Iwithout in uuywise umrring or injuring the lininh ou the vehicle body f 'in 'the ziccoiupunyiug drawings which illustrate the vzuious` 'leutiues oi' the iuvcucion Figure i. is u side elevntioiml uview of e.. vehicle. body :":howing the sont structure in plm-e thereon: Fig. L. in u porspeclive view olfv u reinoruble soul; drurlurr: und Fig. ii is nu euhm-ged uvrliouul view showing; the inun- Specifiea'cion of Letters Patent.

puint- 'nieuwe Jury ioni. 1913. semi ne. animee.

supnerted ner in which the seat structure 4is on the vehicle body.

in the drawings l lieve shown the fee tures of tliefinvention in connect-ion 'e' n the seat structure particularly adaptable' n' application to bodiesv attached to motor#` cycles, ibloeing evident, however, het the sent' structures could be equally afiepmlole and "uee'ful in connection with other veinelee. I 'nsffthedrewings yrepresenis the body struc-mire which is usunlly formed oi She-et, metal.. The freine F jfor the removable structure is of morel or less skeleton forni :uid :1s shown comprises the bese b, the top ruil @vertical side bers 8 and o seat floor r. The side bers 8 nre Secured in' o. suitable manner to the buse und the top rail und to the sent floor.` As shown, the top rail is secured to the side hun; by `bole l). To en* zahle the seat structure frame to loe reediliy applied to or disconnected. hom e. vehicle body, the nrrangeinentend connection of rtop ruil with x-eferenre to the side here is such that after 'fastening of the top rail e. Aslot 11 will be left between each side bar and vthe lower port of the top reil. This' could be accomplished by inserting Wnsheres or spacers between the side be re and the uoper end of the top ruil, or n l could be used, Sue-li es is shown in the eeuw ing. The upholstering 'u is applied the usual manner to the sent floor and between the side bars and ubout the top r'ziil, the un holstering, l l the lower end of the top mii so interfere with the Slots il. 'liese :ire provided to receive-the upper-edge of the sheet metal body.` This top edge is shaped :1nd bent to conform with the top mil of Athe 'sont l"tructure so that the sent structure can be slipped into the body to 'receive the upper edge of thebody in the slots 1l, the sent structure. being `hcn secuelv and iigidiv held to the beefy. The Weight of the seiit structure could all be taken up the floor 12 ot' the vehicle body, or :ill the sent structure weight could iis not te be supporaei. from the top of the ehcet uiclui bod-y., dint is, the seul; structure could be hung,- rorn die body edge. lu order to prevent cutting o "ie top ruil by lhe engngxing edge of the rchiele body. und nii-.o to foi-in u u'ioro neat und iiniuhed :uz-pezuamce, u bend 'i3 muy be ,formed in the body lo receive lhe .lower edge o? ilie iop ruil. '.lhiu bczui will also serve to Siilfen however, terminating :it or above siete l- 'In be' rnbbete. to? rail" :ieri- 10 ried and which can be readily Withdrawn" lure pal-ts or upholstering.

the sheet metal body When the seat structure is removed and will tend to prevent bending of the upper' edge of the body so that it Will always be sufficiently straight to readily engage in the slots 11 and in the rabbet of the top rail. v

I thus provide a removable seat structure which is of simple but durable construction and which can be quickly slipped into the vehicle body when a passenger is tebeo-arlfrom the body when the vehicle iste be Used for commercial transportation purposes.-

Thespace s between base b and the seat fioor a foi-nos4 a storage compartment for tools 0r other material when the seat structure is in the body. By providing a detachable preformed complete seat structure, thevehicle body can be more readily finished and such finish need not. in any Way be injured by subsequent application thereto of seat strucseat structure has all theupholstering permanently applied thereto and the structure,

The removable can be .applied or removed Without in any 2 base and a to rail and connecting-side bars, 3 's'aid top rail e111 spaced from the suie bars to leave grooves or receiving the top edge of a vehicle body, a seat floor raised from the base to leave a compartment between the base and floor, andV upholster'ing applied to the 4 seat floor and to said Side bars and top rail.

ln witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 11th day of January, A. D.,

RALPH F. ROGERS. fitnesses z Saou: M. RYAN, JAMES R. Damiano. 

